After\u00a0dealing\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0sitting\u00a0room\u00a0Caleb\u00a0slowly\u00a0grasped\u00a0the\u00a0full\u00a0weight\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/p>\n
situation.<\/p>\n
No\u00a0sooner\u00a0had\u00a0he\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0than\u00a0his\u00a0mother,\u00a0Adeline,\u00a0approached\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0tonight?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0by,\u00a0\u2018What\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0think\u2018?\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0asked,\u00a0already\u00a0knowing\u00a0where this\u00a0was\u00a0going.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u2019s\u00a0expression\u00a0turned\u00a0serious.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0play\u00a0dumb.\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0my\u00a0son.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0sharp\u00a0you\u00a0are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0hesitated.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0provoke\u00a0an\u00a0argument\u00a0but\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0willing\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0how\u00a0he\u00a0felt\u00a0either.\u00a0\u201cMom,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0interfering\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0personal\u00a0life.\u00a0It\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0better\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0stayed\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0tone\u00a0was\u00a0cooler\u00a0than\u00a0usual,\u00a0but\u00a0Adeline\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0offense.\u00a0She\u00a0replied\u00a0evenly,\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0involved,\u00a0then\u00a0what\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0planning\u00a0to\u00a0do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0frowned.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0plans.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0Sydney,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0he\u00a0considered\u00a0his\u00a0wife.\u00a0Although\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0difficult\u00a0lately,\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0admit\u00a0that\u00a0much\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0fault.\u00a0He\u00a0understood\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0young\u00a0woman\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0might\u00a0lash\u00a0out\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0felt\u00a0jealous\u00a0or\u00a0ignored.<\/p>\n
However,\u00a0his\u00a0silence\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0Adeline.\u00a0She frowned\u00a0and\u00a0snapped,\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0thinking\u00a0of\u00a0bringing\u00a0Penelope\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0wife?\u00a0Two\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0sons\u00a0married\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0woman?\u00a0What\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0people\u00a0will\u00a0say?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0idea\u00a0alone\u00a0unsettled\u00a0her\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0had\u00a0begun\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0her\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0night.<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0soft\u00a0sigh.\u00a0\u201cMom,\u00a0what\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0even talking\u00a0about?\u00a0I\u00a0already\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0wife.\u00a0How\u00a0could\u00a0I\u00a0possibly\u00a0consider\u00a0marrying\u00a0someone\u00a0else?\u201d<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0looked\u00a0away,\u00a0unprepared\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0response\u00a0but\u00a0unwilling\u00a0to\u00a0back\u00a0off.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0never\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0divorcing\u00a0Sydney\u00a0and\u00a0marrying\u00a0Penelope?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course\u00a0not.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0right,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0firmly.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0arrange\u00a0anything\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0again.\u00a0And\u00a0stop\u00a0speaking\u00a0to\u00a0Sydney\u00a0behind\u00a0my\u00a0back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0hesitated,\u00a0then\u00a0gave\u00a0a\u00a0reluctant\u00a0nod.\u00a0\u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Caleb\u00a0studied\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0Something\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0sit\u00a0right.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0hiding\u00a0something\u00a0from\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0flatly.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0heart,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0made\u00a0up\u00a0her\u00a0mind.\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0go.\u00a0The\u00a0moment\u00a0Sydney\u00a0demanded\u00a0financial\u00a0support\u00a0and\u00a0refused\u00a0to\u00a0negotiate,\u00a0Adeline\u00a0had\u00a0lost\u00a0all\u00a0respect\u00a0for\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0woman\u00a0who\u00a0chose\u00a0self\u2013interest\u00a0over\u00a0dignity\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0support\u00a0her\u00a0son\u2019s\u00a0future.\u00a0She would\u00a0only\u00a0drag\u00a0him\u00a0down.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0Victor\u00a0left,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0leaned\u00a0heavily\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0wall\u00a0and\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0long,\u00a0weary\u00a0breath.\u00a0Her\u00a0nerves\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0on\u00a0edge\u00a0all\u00a0day.\u00a0Now\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0tension\u00a0had\u00a0passed,\u00a0she\u00a0realized\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0clenched\u00a0her\u00a0fist\u00a0so\u00a0tightly\u00a0that\u00a0her\u00a0palm\u00a0was\u00a0bleeding.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a087<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Every\u00a0time\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Victor,\u00a0those\u00a0old\u00a0memories\u00a0surged\u00a0back\u2013trauma,\u00a0violation,\u00a0fear\u2013all\u00a0flashing\u00a0like\u00a0waking\u00a0nightmares.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0forced\u00a0herself\u00a0to\u00a0breathe\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0panic\u00a0subsided.\u00a0After\u00a0that\u00a0numbing\u00a0chill\u00a0passed,\u00a0she\u00a0straightened\u00a0her\u00a0dress\u00a0and\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hall.\u00a0She\u00a0reminded\u00a0herself\u00a0why\u00a0she\u00a0came\u00a0tonight.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0entered,\u00a0a\u00a0maid\u00a0acting\u00a0on\u00a0Adeline\u2019s\u00a0orders\u00a0guided\u00a0her\u00a0upstairs\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0study.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0sat\u00a0inside,\u00a0pouring\u00a0tea.\u00a0She\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Sydney.\u00a0\u201cWhere\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0go?\u00a0Your\u00a0legs\u00a0look\u00a0frozen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0hall\u00a0was\u00a0stifling,\u201d\u00a0Sydney\u00a0said\u00a0calmly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0courtyard\u00a0for\u00a0some\u00a0air.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0slid\u00a0a\u00a0teacup\u00a0toward\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cTry this.\u00a0Fresh\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0garden\u00a0this\u00a0morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0aroma\u00a0alone\u00a0offered\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0comfort.\u00a0Raised\u00a0by\u00a0Julian,\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0discerning\u00a0palate,\u00a0Sydney\u00a0had\u00a0grown\u00a0familiar\u00a0with\u00a0many\u00a0varieties\u00a0of\u00a0fine\u00a0tea\u00a0and\u00a0coffee.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0sip.\u00a0\u201cWhere\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0divorce\u00a0papers?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0confrontation\u00a0had\u00a0already\u00a0happened.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0point\u00a0in\u00a0pretending\u00a0otherwise.<\/p>\n
Adeline\u00a0paused,\u00a0then\u00a0set\u00a0her\u00a0teacup\u00a0down.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0meant\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0today.\u00a0But\u00a0now,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0safer\u00a0to\u00a0wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sydney\u00a0frowned.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean?\u201d<\/p>\n
Everything\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0done\u00a0tonight\u00a0made\u00a0it clear\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0sever\u00a0all\u00a0ties\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Hampton\u00a0family.<\/p>\n
Lucia Morh is a passionate storyteller who brings emotions to life through her words. When she\u2019s not writing, she finds peace nurturing her garden.<\/p>\n
When The Ocean Learned My Name and Whispered It Back to You by Aurelia Novel 87 After\u00a0dealing\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0sitting\u00a0room\u00a0Caleb\u00a0slowly\u00a0grasped\u00a0the\u00a0full\u00a0weight\u00a0of\u00a0the situation. No\u00a0sooner\u00a0had\u00a0he\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0than\u00a0his\u00a0mother,\u00a0Adeline,\u00a0approached\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0young\u00a0women\u00a0tonight?\u201d \u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0by,\u00a0\u2018What\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0think\u2018?\u201d\u00a0Caleb\u00a0asked,\u00a0already\u00a0knowing\u00a0where […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-when-love-is-gone-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22070\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}